Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed leading a new coalition to battle Islamic State.
In a scathing attack on the United States, he accused it of trying to "undermine the legitimacy of the United Nations".
From Washington, Simon Marks reports.
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The Russian President, making his first speech to the UN in over a decade, said he will now lead a coalition that includes Iran and Iraq to support the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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